Obergurgl, AT, vegetation dwarf shrub heath, 2010

Cembran pine forests and dwarf shrub heaths are characteristic plant communities in the subalpine zone of the inner Oetz valley. The dwarf shrub heaths can be differentiated by canopy height and microrelief. To document the dwarf shrub heaths, 21 vegetation records were made from 25.08.2010 to 26.08.2010 Dwarf shrub heaths were attributed to the Rhododendretum ferruginei in troughs and the Loiseleurio-Cetrarietum on wind-exposed edges. Vegetation records were made in plots according to minimum areal of Braun-Blanquet (1964)奥茨河谷内侧亚高山带的典型植物群落为瑞士石松（Cembran pine）林与矮灌丛群落。 矮灌丛群落可通过冠层高度与微地形特征加以区分。 为记录该类矮灌丛群落，研究人员于2010年8月25日至26日期间完成了21份植被调查样方记录。 凹地处的矮灌丛群落被归为锈毛杜鹃灌丛（Rhododendretum ferruginei），迎风坡边缘的矮灌丛群落则被归为鹿蹄草-冰岛衣群落（Loiseleurio-Cetrarietum）。 本次植被调查的样地设置遵循布隆-布朗凯（Braun-Blanquet，1964）提出的最小面积原则。